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Mavericks on iMac won't boot anymore

Started by DAZZAROONEY , Jun 22 2024 12:07 PM

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#1 DAZZAROONEY

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Posted 22 June 2024 - 12:07 PM

I was using my computer as normal when one day it froze and I had to shut down using the power button. When I restarted, it wouldn't boot. All I got was the question mark symbol. I managed to enter recovery mode and selected DISK UTILITY (See pic) and it looks ok to me but it refuses to boot 😞

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#2 greg18

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Posted 22 June 2024 - 05:35 PM

Sounds like the hard drive has failed.

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#3 jonuk76

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Posted 23 June 2024 - 05:06 AM

I managed to enter recovery mode and selected DISK UTILITY (See pic) and it looks ok to me but it refuses to boot

I don't see an attached picture.

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#4 sflatechguy

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Posted 30 June 2024 - 06:43 PM

The question mark indicates the startup disk has failed. Your only real options at this point are to use disk utility to try to repair the disk https://support.apple.com/en-us/102611, or reinstall the Mac OS.